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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: If Wendi Adelson DIDN’T Know: Living Under the Shadow Donna Adelson & Murder
Description: If Wendi Adelson DIDN’T Know: Living Under the Shadow Donna Adelson & Murder
What if Wendi Adelson didn’t know? In this segment, the focus shifts to the other possibility — that Wendi was in the dark but still forced to live with the fallout of her family’s deadly choices. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explains how trauma, survivor’s guilt, and family enmeshment can shape someone’s reactions even when they aren’t guilty themselves.
The discussion dives into the possibility that Wendi suspected her family was capable of terrible things but had no direct knowledge. How do you live wh...